{"podcast":{"title":"500 Open Tabs","slug":"500-open-tabs-6718631","podcast_index_feed_id":6718631,"rss_url":"https://rss.art19.com/500-open-tabs","website_url":"https://art19.com/shows/500-open-tabs","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/24/2e/1c/e4/242e1ce4-64f3-4027-8b1b-ebd1d4e06172/230b48c261854b6341923ec0a10e5c7e2c61dea1ccc6ce8aa2385558a7c9802c2e7513c42e39707df5813f9a7af7d35bc45575a5d307779296921d09ad518aca.jpeg","author":"Kaveh Taherian & Hannah Hillam","episode_count":128,"summary":"Each episode, hosts Kaveh Taherian and Hannah Hillam choose one of their countless open browser tabs and finally take the time to read and discuss its contents until they gain enough strength to close that tab once and for all.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T22:17:55.996034+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/500-open-tabs-6718631"},"episode":{"title":"123: Beanie Babies (feat Alyssa Cooper)","slug":"123-beanie-babies-feat-alyssa-cooper","published_at":"2026-06-24T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/500-open-tabs-6718631/123-beanie-babies-feat-alyssa-cooper","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/500-open-tabs-6718631","url":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/cf017212-8cda-4dc7-b84f-39a56461fde6.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","audio_url":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/cf017212-8cda-4dc7-b84f-39a56461fde6.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"This week we are joined by special guest co-host Alyssa Cooper as she walks us through the insane Beanie Baby craze of the late 90s. A listener email explains the Mr. Trashwheel phenomenon that has taken over Baltimore. Episode Tabs: How Playground Rumors and Artificial Scarcity Created the Billion-Dollar Beanie Baby Mania https://www.mentalfloss.com/fun/toys/how-playground-rumors-and-artificial-scarcity-created-beanie-baby-mania Listener Tabs: MEET THE MR. TRASH WHEEL FAMILY https://www.mrtrashwheel.com/trash-wheel-family Email your closed tab submissions to:  500opentabs@gmail.com Support us on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs 500 Open Tabs Wiki:  https://500-open-tabs.fandom.com/wiki/500_Open_Tabs_Wiki 500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide):  https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7 Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord!  https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7a Get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to  nebula.tv/500opentabs See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .","meta_description":"This week we are joined by special guest co-host Alyssa Cooper as she walks us through the insane Beanie Baby craze of the late 90s. A listener email expl…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3859,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/500-open-tabs-6718631/episodes/123-beanie-babies-feat-alyssa-cooper/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/500-open-tabs-6718631/123-beanie-babies-feat-alyssa-cooper.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}